Corrections & Amplifications

Updated Nov. 19, 1999 2:07 a.m. ET

CRUDE-OIL FUTURES closed in New York on Jan. 8, 1997, at $26.62 a barrel, the highest close since January 1991, which means that Wednesday's close of $26.60 was three cents away from overtaking that mark. Thursday's Commodities column incorrectly indicated that the Wednesday close was the highest since January...